caa a22 4500 38809706X CHVBK 20180307125306.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199905 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0029665199000373 doi S0029665199000373 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0029665199000373 Health benefits of a vegetarian diet [Elektronische Daten] Compared with non-vegetarians, Western vegetarians have a lower mean BMI (by about 1 kg/m2), a lower mean plasma total cholesterol concentration (by about 0.5 mmol/l), and a lower mortality from IHD (by about 25 %). They may also have a lower risk for some other diseases such as constipation, diverticular disease, gallstones and appendicitis. No differences in mortality from common cancers have been established. There is no evidence of adverse effects on mortality. Much more information is needed, particularly on other causes of death, other morbidity including osteoporosis, and long-term health in vegans. The evidence available suggests that widespread adoption of a vegetarian diet could prevent approximately 40 000 deaths from IHD in Britain each year. Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999 Vegetarians nationallicence Vegan nationallicence Mortality nationallicence IHD nationallicence Cancer nationallicence Key Timothy J. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK Davey Gwyneth K. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK Appleby Paul N. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Cambridge University Press 58/2(1999-05), 271-275 0029-6651 58:2<271 1999 58 PNS https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665199000373 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 conference jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665199000373 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Key Timothy J. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Davey Gwyneth K. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Appleby Paul N. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Proceedings of the Nutrition Society Cambridge University Press 58/2(1999-05), 271-275 0029-6651 58:2<271 1999 58 PNS CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge